On a sunny and mild Tuesday, here are some things going on:
From National Review, the bogus religious tolerance of Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-South Bend, IN).
From FrontpageMag, Senator Warren's (D-MA) "Medicare for All" plan places burdens on the middle class.
From Townhall, pro-abortion Virginia Delegate Kathy Tran (D) is again on the ballot, but not endorsed by former President Obama.
From The Washington Free Beacon, according to a study, "free college" plans by Warren and other Democrats leave the vast majority of people worse off.
From the Washington Examiner, new research disproves the narrative from Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) about "income inequality".
From The Federalist, why education, marriage and health care are not rights.
From American Thinker, why the House won't vote to impeach President Trump.
From CNS News, Trump offers to help Mexico fight the drug cartels.
From LifeZette, congresscritter Jim Jordan (R-OH) wants to cross-examine the "whistleblower" and his fellow congresscritter Adam Schiff (D-Cal).
From NewsBusters, the Spanish-language network Telemundo "mourns" the withdrawal of an ethnically Irish presidential candidate.
From CBC News, exports of Canadian pork to China will resume.
From Global News, how levels of lead in five Canadian cities compare to those in Flint, Michigan.
From CTV News, Canada's parks system is looking to young people to perform some unusual jobs.
From TeleSUR, gunmen kill members of a U.S. Mormon family in northern Mexico.
From The Portugal News, the Portuguese are reportedly the world's most prolific wine drinkers.
From El País, three Catalan separatists outside Spain prepare to deal with arrest warrants.
From France24, violence against police surges in some suburbs of Paris.
From RFI, the French government is displease with the violence in suburbs of Paris.
From Voice Of Europe, French police find 31 Pakistani migrants in a truck at a toll station in La Turbie, near the Italian border. (If you read French, read the story at Ouest France.)
From SwissInfo, if you are required to wear an ankle bracelet, it might have been made in Switzerland.
From ANSA, three firefighters are killed by an explosion in Alessandria, Italy.
From the Malta Independent, over 400 people in Malta use medical cannabis.
From Malta Today, a Maltese parliamentcritter believes that a proposed "equality law" could stifle free speech.
From Total Croatia News, according to Presidential candidate Miroslav Škoro, Croatia's army should be allowed to contribute to protecting the country's border.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gives a speech in China.
From Ekathimerini, Brazil's government blames an oil spill on a Greek tanker.
From the Greek Reporter, an ancient acropolis in central Greece is seven times the size of Mycenae.
From Novinite, three fourths of Bulgarians would seek a doctor, but only one third would donate an organ.
From The Sofia Globe, an exhibition of artifacts from Veliki Preslav opens tomorrow in Sofia.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria has "practically no" counterfeit banknotes.
From Romania-Insider, the Revolution Tram starts running in Timişoara, Romania, where the 1989 Revolution started.
From Russia Today, divers rescue 900 bottles of French liquor intended for Russian Tsar Nicholas II from the Baltic Sea.
From Sputnik International, Russia plans to bring back a law about classified military information.
From The Moscow Times, a Russian Jehovah's Witness is given a six-year sentence for "extremism". (What is this "freedom of religion" you speak of? If you read Russian, read the story at Tayga.)
From the Hungary Journal, the city assembly of Budapest votes for an anti-corruption program.
From Daily News Hungary, most of the guest workers in Hungary are from Serbia, Ukraine and China.
From Hungary Today, hundreds of people demonstrate with yellow roses against the re-examination of the conviction of a man who burned his ex-girlfriend with lye.
From About Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban congratulates new Romanian Prime Minister Orban.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are connected by a new bridge for pedestrians and cyclists.
From Radio Prague, delegations from 17 E.U. countries, called the "Friends of Cohesion", meet in Prague.
From Euractiv, the E.U.'s top court rules that Poland's 2017 judicial reforms broke E.U. law.
From Polskie Radio, former Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says that he won't run for president.
From the CPH Post, a roundup of things going on in Denmark.
From Deutsche Welle, a German man fighting alongside Kurds against ISIS is killed in Syria.
From Free West Media, left-wing rioters in Berlin injure 16 police officers.
From the NL Times, Eindhoven, Netherlands will no longer allow blackface for Zwarte Pieten in its Christmas festivals, starting next year.
From Dutch News, Dutch retailers want a ban on begging.
From VRT NWS, Belgians in Brussels and Flanders speak better English than their Walloon countrymen. (We might also ask how their knowledge of English compares with the ability of U.K. residents to speak either the Flemish dialect of Dutch or the Walloonian dialect of French.)
From EuroNews, since 1989, Europe has built barriers totaling six times the length of the Berlin Wall.
From the Express, E.U. leader Jean-Claude Juncker calls U.K. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn's Brexit plan "unrealistic".
From the Evening Standard, operating a drone in the U.K. will require passing a test and getting registered.
From the (U.K.) Independent, the U.K. Labour Party plans to ban private jets.
From the (Irish) Independent, the Irish government is ready to pass a law regulating political advertising during elections.
From the Irish Examiner, Irish Health Minister Simon Harris launches a program to provide dispensers of free condoms on most college campuses.
From The Conservative Woman, David Attenborough misleads his viewers on climate change and walruses.
From The Stream, the left-right divide in America is "about reality itself".
From Twitchy, congresscritter Adam Schiff (D-Cal) claims to have resisted calls for an impeachment inquiry for over a year.
From LifeNews, Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-South Bend, IN), although pro-abortion, says that he'll "bring Christianity back to the White House".
From Fox News, congresscritter Louie Gohmert (R-TX) slams "political correctness" on the anniversary of the Fort Hood shooting.
From NumbersUSA, after a public outcry, a sanctuary county in Maryland rolls back its anti-ICE policy.
And from The Peedmont, a poll shows that the main issues in today's election in Virginia are healthcare and ending [bleep] campaign commercials.
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Monday, November 4, 2019
Monday Mania - Part 2
As the first Monday of November hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, politician Marine Le Pen and journalist Eric Zemmour are targeted by the French establishment.
From France24, French hunters take film director Luc Besson to court for refusing to allow them to hunt deer on his land.
From RFI, thieves use a tree trunk tied to a car to ram their way into a cathedral in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France.
From El País, protesters in Barcelona demonstrate outside an event involving the king of Spain.
From The Portugal News, Portuguese authorities seize food that contains drugs.
From SwissInfo, why the Swiss company Nestlé won't meet its pledge of zero-deforestation.
From ANSA, according to a fan of a rival soccer team, Brescia player Balotelli is "not fully Italian".
From Euractiv, Italy's new plastic tax proposal doesn't go over well in the country's packaging sector, largely based in the region of Emilia-Romagna.
From the Malta Independent, authorities at the Corradino Correction Facility in Malta find a stolen ring in a very stinky place.
From Malta Today, the European Court of Justice will hear a case on Malta's judicial appointments.
From Total Croatia News, the number of outdoor tables and chairs in downtown Dubrovnik, Croatia will be reduced by 10 percent. (Yours truly was there in 2007 and remembers no problem running into chairs or tables. If you read Croatian, read the story at HRTurizam.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the death penalty is officially removed from the constitution of Republika Srpska. (Republika Srpska is part of Bosnia and Hercegovina.)
From Ekathimerini, three ancient shipwrecks are discovered off the small Aegean island of Kasos.
From the Greek Reporter, in a routine inspection, 41 migrants are found "crammed" inside a truck in Xanthi, Greece.
From Novinite, the Bulgarian foreign ministry summons the ambassador from France.
From The Sofia Globe, a scorecard of Bulgaria's 2019 mayoral elections.
From Radio Bulgaria, more on Bulgaria's local elections.
From Romania-Insider, Romania's parliament votes in a new government lead by Prime Minister Ludovic Orban. (It might get interesting when he meets his Hungarian counterpart, who shares his last name. If you read Romanian, read the story at G4Media.)
From Russia Today, a report on the Russian "threat" to the U.K. is shelved until after the upcoming U.K. election.
From Sputnik International, Russia plans to launch a glass sphere into space to measure the earth's gravity field.
From The Moscow Times, Russians march to observe National Unity Day.
From the Hungary Journal, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto, Germany is a strategic ally and important economic partner.
From Daily News Hungary, southeastern European parliamentary speakers meet in Budapest.
From Hungary Today, the reconstructed monument to the victims of the Red Terror of 1919 is inaugurated by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and House Speaker László Kövér.
From About Hungary, remembering the "dark day" of November 4, 1956.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia sets the date for its next general election.
From Radio Prague, the Czech Republic's Pirate Party holds an online vote over whether to dismiss its deputy chairman.
From Radio Poland, the Polish national basketball team decides to keep its American coach.
From the CPH Post, Denmark tries to combat illegal gambling.
From Deutsche Welle, the protest that started the fall of East Germany.
From the NL Times, shelters for asylum seekers in the Netherlands are short by about 10,000 beds.
From Dutch News, the Dutch defense minister confirms that a bomb dropped by a Dutch jet in Iraq in 2015 killed 70 people, mostly civilians.
From VRT NWS, the Flemish education minister proposes that all Flemish kindergartners will be given a Dutch language test.
From EuroNews, the U.K. downgrades its terror threat to "substantial".
From the Express, in the House of Commons, it's out with Speaker John Bercow and in with Lindsay Hoyle.
From the Evening Standard, the Tories and the Brexit Party go at each other.
From the (U.K.) Independent, according to U.K. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, Brexit can happen without "trashing" the economy of the National Health Service.
From the (Irish) Independent, "boil water", 600,000 Irish people are told.
From the Irish Examiner, Ireland's National Bus and Rail Union renews its call for a dedicated police unit after a string of attacks against drivers.
From The Conservative Woman, no U.K. party wants to address the biggest issue, which is immigration.
And from Snouts in the Trough, can you help Greta Thunberg with her problem?
From Free West Media, politician Marine Le Pen and journalist Eric Zemmour are targeted by the French establishment.
From France24, French hunters take film director Luc Besson to court for refusing to allow them to hunt deer on his land.
From RFI, thieves use a tree trunk tied to a car to ram their way into a cathedral in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France.
From El País, protesters in Barcelona demonstrate outside an event involving the king of Spain.
From The Portugal News, Portuguese authorities seize food that contains drugs.
From SwissInfo, why the Swiss company Nestlé won't meet its pledge of zero-deforestation.
From ANSA, according to a fan of a rival soccer team, Brescia player Balotelli is "not fully Italian".
From Euractiv, Italy's new plastic tax proposal doesn't go over well in the country's packaging sector, largely based in the region of Emilia-Romagna.
From the Malta Independent, authorities at the Corradino Correction Facility in Malta find a stolen ring in a very stinky place.
From Malta Today, the European Court of Justice will hear a case on Malta's judicial appointments.
From Total Croatia News, the number of outdoor tables and chairs in downtown Dubrovnik, Croatia will be reduced by 10 percent. (Yours truly was there in 2007 and remembers no problem running into chairs or tables. If you read Croatian, read the story at HRTurizam.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the death penalty is officially removed from the constitution of Republika Srpska. (Republika Srpska is part of Bosnia and Hercegovina.)
From Ekathimerini, three ancient shipwrecks are discovered off the small Aegean island of Kasos.
From the Greek Reporter, in a routine inspection, 41 migrants are found "crammed" inside a truck in Xanthi, Greece.
From Novinite, the Bulgarian foreign ministry summons the ambassador from France.
From The Sofia Globe, a scorecard of Bulgaria's 2019 mayoral elections.
From Radio Bulgaria, more on Bulgaria's local elections.
From Romania-Insider, Romania's parliament votes in a new government lead by Prime Minister Ludovic Orban. (It might get interesting when he meets his Hungarian counterpart, who shares his last name. If you read Romanian, read the story at G4Media.)
From Russia Today, a report on the Russian "threat" to the U.K. is shelved until after the upcoming U.K. election.
From Sputnik International, Russia plans to launch a glass sphere into space to measure the earth's gravity field.
From The Moscow Times, Russians march to observe National Unity Day.
From the Hungary Journal, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto, Germany is a strategic ally and important economic partner.
From Daily News Hungary, southeastern European parliamentary speakers meet in Budapest.
From Hungary Today, the reconstructed monument to the victims of the Red Terror of 1919 is inaugurated by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and House Speaker László Kövér.
From About Hungary, remembering the "dark day" of November 4, 1956.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia sets the date for its next general election.
From Radio Prague, the Czech Republic's Pirate Party holds an online vote over whether to dismiss its deputy chairman.
From Radio Poland, the Polish national basketball team decides to keep its American coach.
From the CPH Post, Denmark tries to combat illegal gambling.
From Deutsche Welle, the protest that started the fall of East Germany.
From the NL Times, shelters for asylum seekers in the Netherlands are short by about 10,000 beds.
From Dutch News, the Dutch defense minister confirms that a bomb dropped by a Dutch jet in Iraq in 2015 killed 70 people, mostly civilians.
From VRT NWS, the Flemish education minister proposes that all Flemish kindergartners will be given a Dutch language test.
From EuroNews, the U.K. downgrades its terror threat to "substantial".
From the Express, in the House of Commons, it's out with Speaker John Bercow and in with Lindsay Hoyle.
From the Evening Standard, the Tories and the Brexit Party go at each other.
From the (U.K.) Independent, according to U.K. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, Brexit can happen without "trashing" the economy of the National Health Service.
From the (Irish) Independent, "boil water", 600,000 Irish people are told.
From the Irish Examiner, Ireland's National Bus and Rail Union renews its call for a dedicated police unit after a string of attacks against drivers.
From The Conservative Woman, no U.K. party wants to address the biggest issue, which is immigration.
And from Snouts in the Trough, can you help Greta Thunberg with her problem?
Monday Mania - Part 1
Here on a cool sunny Monday are some things going on:
From National Review, the 1979 Iranian hostage takers were not "students".
From FrontpageMag, the implications of congresscritter Ilhan Omar's (D-MN) "present" vote on the resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide.
From Townhall, congresscritter Adam Schiff (D-Cal) finally releases impeachment inquiry transcripts.
From The Washington Free Beacon, several Justice Democrats are relying mainly on out-of-district money.
From the Washington Examiner, why Ilhan Omar is wrong about Western "imperialism". (Weren't the Abbasid and Umayyad Caliphates, and the Ottoman Empire, also imperialistic?)
From The Federalist, research shows that conservatives are happier and more generous than liberals.
From American Thinker, how government regulations contributed to California's fires.
From LifeZette, according to former Vice President Biden, there's nothing we can't do without Trump in the way.
From NewsBusters, TV host Joy Behar advises the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates to avoid talking about taking guns until after the election.
From Canada Free Press, if socialism and communism are so great, why did they kill 100 million people?
From CBC News, a Canadian court will determine whether a Safe Third Country Agreement with the U.S. violates Canada's charter.
From Global News, a researcher in Ontario claims to have found a way to convert carbon dioxide into methanol.
From CTV News, police seize 250 guns, 200,000 rounds of ammo, and a grenade from a house in Kitchener, Ontario.
From TeleSUR, 100 organizations in Chile call for "Super Monday" protests.
From Morocco World News, the crew of a ship named Phoenicia attempts to prove that its ancient namesake reached the Americas.
From Hürriyet Daily News, the Turkish defense ministry claims that civilians and historic structures were not harmed during its operation in Syria. (Yes, I know. Get out the NaCl.)
From Turkish Minute, a court in Istanbul convicts two journalists of aiding a terrorist organization, but frees them pending appeal.
From Rûdaw, protesters set an Iranian consulate on fire in Karbala, Iraq.
From In-Cyprus, a boat carrying over 100 migrants arrives in Latsi, Cyprus.
From The Syrian Observer, what happened in and around Syria last weekend.
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu offers the leader of the New Right party a ministerial position.
From The Times Of Israel, two Jordanians held in Israel will be sent home.
From The Jerusalem Post, the leader of Hamas claims some impressive capabilities for his forces.
From YNetNews, the rocket show from Gaza goes on and on and on.
From Egypt Today, the British website The Sun celebrates the King Tutankhamun exhibit in London.
From StepFeed, Saudi Arabian women no longer need permission from men for medical care.
From The New Arab, the UAE is reportedly denying treatment to HIV-positive detainees.
From Radio Farda, the U.S. hits nine high-ranking Iranians with new sanctions.
From IranWire, the fashionably incorrect in Iran face intimidation, arrest and jail.
From Dawn, a court in Lahore, Pakistan grants bail to politician Maryam Nawaz.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistan denies the existence of alleged terror camps near Kartarpur.
From Pakistan Today, the organizers of the "Azadi March" decide to extent their sit-in for two more days.
From The Hans India, one person is killed and 35 others injured when a grenade is lobbed into a market in Srinagar, Jannu and Kashmir, India.
From the Hindustan Times, the Indian government issues a draft regulation against junk food near schools.
From ANI, a World War-II era Spitfire airplane lands at an Air Force base in Nagpur, India.
From India Today, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reaches out to diplomats of over 80 countries, to showcase India's defense equipment.
From the Daily Mirror, according to Sri Lankan presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake, capital punishment alone won't end drug smuggling.
From the Colombo Page, the Sri Lankan Navy over 224 kilos of drugs suspected to be heroin from a fishing trawler.
From The Jakarta Post, when riding an e-scooter in Singapore, stay off the footpaths.
From The Straits Times, Singapore and Malaysia will have to sign three agreements on their cross-border transit system link in 2020.
From the Borneo Post, according to Malaysia's police inspector-general, offering asylum to fugitive businessman Jho Low is irresponsible.
From Free Malaysia Today, according to the Sultan of Selangor, Malaysia, zakat must be given only to Muslims.
From The Mainichi, crowdfunding donations to rebuild Shuri Castle in Okinawa, Japan exceed 100 million yen in two days.
From The Stream, why two women left the LGBT lifestyle.
From the Daily Caller, female journalists strike back against male viewers who comment on their weight.
From Twitchy, Republican congresscritters have a "little surprise" for Adam Schiff (D-Cal).
From LifeNews, Missouri's Health Department might shut down the state's only PlannedAvoidance Of Parenthood clinic.
From Fox News, a submarine from World War II is found under the Mediterranean Sea.
From the New York Post, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) denies knowing about early release and perks given to freed prisoners.
And from The Babylon Bee, archaeologists discover the AR-15 used by Cain to kill Abel.
From National Review, the 1979 Iranian hostage takers were not "students".
From FrontpageMag, the implications of congresscritter Ilhan Omar's (D-MN) "present" vote on the resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide.
From Townhall, congresscritter Adam Schiff (D-Cal) finally releases impeachment inquiry transcripts.
From The Washington Free Beacon, several Justice Democrats are relying mainly on out-of-district money.
From the Washington Examiner, why Ilhan Omar is wrong about Western "imperialism". (Weren't the Abbasid and Umayyad Caliphates, and the Ottoman Empire, also imperialistic?)
From The Federalist, research shows that conservatives are happier and more generous than liberals.
From American Thinker, how government regulations contributed to California's fires.
From LifeZette, according to former Vice President Biden, there's nothing we can't do without Trump in the way.
From NewsBusters, TV host Joy Behar advises the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates to avoid talking about taking guns until after the election.
From Canada Free Press, if socialism and communism are so great, why did they kill 100 million people?
From CBC News, a Canadian court will determine whether a Safe Third Country Agreement with the U.S. violates Canada's charter.
From Global News, a researcher in Ontario claims to have found a way to convert carbon dioxide into methanol.
From CTV News, police seize 250 guns, 200,000 rounds of ammo, and a grenade from a house in Kitchener, Ontario.
From TeleSUR, 100 organizations in Chile call for "Super Monday" protests.
From Morocco World News, the crew of a ship named Phoenicia attempts to prove that its ancient namesake reached the Americas.
From Hürriyet Daily News, the Turkish defense ministry claims that civilians and historic structures were not harmed during its operation in Syria. (Yes, I know. Get out the NaCl.)
From Turkish Minute, a court in Istanbul convicts two journalists of aiding a terrorist organization, but frees them pending appeal.
From Rûdaw, protesters set an Iranian consulate on fire in Karbala, Iraq.
From In-Cyprus, a boat carrying over 100 migrants arrives in Latsi, Cyprus.
From The Syrian Observer, what happened in and around Syria last weekend.
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu offers the leader of the New Right party a ministerial position.
From The Times Of Israel, two Jordanians held in Israel will be sent home.
From The Jerusalem Post, the leader of Hamas claims some impressive capabilities for his forces.
From YNetNews, the rocket show from Gaza goes on and on and on.
From Egypt Today, the British website The Sun celebrates the King Tutankhamun exhibit in London.
From StepFeed, Saudi Arabian women no longer need permission from men for medical care.
From The New Arab, the UAE is reportedly denying treatment to HIV-positive detainees.
From Radio Farda, the U.S. hits nine high-ranking Iranians with new sanctions.
From IranWire, the fashionably incorrect in Iran face intimidation, arrest and jail.
From Dawn, a court in Lahore, Pakistan grants bail to politician Maryam Nawaz.
From The Express Tribune, Pakistan denies the existence of alleged terror camps near Kartarpur.
From Pakistan Today, the organizers of the "Azadi March" decide to extent their sit-in for two more days.
From The Hans India, one person is killed and 35 others injured when a grenade is lobbed into a market in Srinagar, Jannu and Kashmir, India.
From the Hindustan Times, the Indian government issues a draft regulation against junk food near schools.
From ANI, a World War-II era Spitfire airplane lands at an Air Force base in Nagpur, India.
From India Today, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reaches out to diplomats of over 80 countries, to showcase India's defense equipment.
From the Daily Mirror, according to Sri Lankan presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake, capital punishment alone won't end drug smuggling.
From the Colombo Page, the Sri Lankan Navy over 224 kilos of drugs suspected to be heroin from a fishing trawler.
From The Jakarta Post, when riding an e-scooter in Singapore, stay off the footpaths.
From The Straits Times, Singapore and Malaysia will have to sign three agreements on their cross-border transit system link in 2020.
From the Borneo Post, according to Malaysia's police inspector-general, offering asylum to fugitive businessman Jho Low is irresponsible.
From Free Malaysia Today, according to the Sultan of Selangor, Malaysia, zakat must be given only to Muslims.
From The Mainichi, crowdfunding donations to rebuild Shuri Castle in Okinawa, Japan exceed 100 million yen in two days.
From The Stream, why two women left the LGBT lifestyle.
From the Daily Caller, female journalists strike back against male viewers who comment on their weight.
From Twitchy, Republican congresscritters have a "little surprise" for Adam Schiff (D-Cal).
From LifeNews, Missouri's Health Department might shut down the state's only Planned
From Fox News, a submarine from World War II is found under the Mediterranean Sea.
From the New York Post, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) denies knowing about early release and perks given to freed prisoners.
And from The Babylon Bee, archaeologists discover the AR-15 used by Cain to kill Abel.
Sunday, November 3, 2019
Sunday Stuff - Part 2
As a cool Sunday slips into evening, here are some things going on:
From Free West Media, French President Emmanuel Macron congratulates Algerians for their bloody uprising against France.
From France24, French Resistance figure Yvette Lundy dies at age 103.
From RFI, ISIS claims responsibility for an attack in Mali that kills 50 people, including a French soldier.
From SwissInfo, the former Swiss ambassador to Mozambique is hailed as the creator of that country's peace deal.
From Malta Today, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's trust rating falls after the riot by migrants.
From Total Croatia News, Klis Fortress in Zagreb, Croatia logs its 100,000th visitor in this year.
From Ekathimerini, most unaccompanied minor migrants in Greece are not housed in secure shelters.
From the Greek Reporter, Greek citizens revolt against migrants being temporarily resettled in their communities.
From Novinite, the mayor of Sofia, Bulgaria wins reelection in a runoff.
From The Sofia Globe, more Bulgarian mayoral election results.
From Russia Today, according to the Russian foreign ministry, the story of Russians allegedly harassing a sick American is "fake news".
From Sputnik International, Russia Cosmonaut Sergey Krikalev wins Japan's Order of the Rising Sun.
From the Hungary Journal, according to Foreign Minister Szijjarto, Hungary and Russia are committed to protecting Christian culture.
From Daily News Hungary, scenes from a Nazi-themed film are shot at Keleti railroad station. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at 444.)
From The Slovak Spectator, artifacts from Slanec castle near Košice, Slovakia are returned.
From Radio Prague, China has reportedly tried to recruit Czech intelligence agents.
From Polskie Radio, according to the new ambassador from Israel, Poland is not anti-Semitic.
From the CPH Post, Denmark should guard against a false sense of security.
From Deutsche Welle, would anyone like some soup?
From the NL Times, the largest teachers union in the Netherlands announces a strike for this coming Wednesday.
From VRT NWS, police arrest an Irish conman whom they had been seeking for two years.
From EuroNews, according to Belgian and U.K. authorities, ISIS fighters should be put on trial in Iraq and Syria.
From the Express, the realities of E.U. membership was kept from the people of the U.K. for 30 years.
From the Evening Standard, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage decides against running in the U.K.'s general election in December.
From the Independent, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologizes for failing to deliver Brexit by October 31st.
From the Irish Examiner, an attempt by an Irish Defence Forces team to bring ISIS woman Lisa Smith and her daughter back to Ireland reportedly faces complications.
And from The Conservative Woman, the upcoming U.K. election is the most important one since 1945, and the most unpredictable.
From Free West Media, French President Emmanuel Macron congratulates Algerians for their bloody uprising against France.
From France24, French Resistance figure Yvette Lundy dies at age 103.
From RFI, ISIS claims responsibility for an attack in Mali that kills 50 people, including a French soldier.
From SwissInfo, the former Swiss ambassador to Mozambique is hailed as the creator of that country's peace deal.
From Malta Today, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's trust rating falls after the riot by migrants.
From Total Croatia News, Klis Fortress in Zagreb, Croatia logs its 100,000th visitor in this year.
From Ekathimerini, most unaccompanied minor migrants in Greece are not housed in secure shelters.
From the Greek Reporter, Greek citizens revolt against migrants being temporarily resettled in their communities.
From Novinite, the mayor of Sofia, Bulgaria wins reelection in a runoff.
From The Sofia Globe, more Bulgarian mayoral election results.
From Russia Today, according to the Russian foreign ministry, the story of Russians allegedly harassing a sick American is "fake news".
From Sputnik International, Russia Cosmonaut Sergey Krikalev wins Japan's Order of the Rising Sun.
From the Hungary Journal, according to Foreign Minister Szijjarto, Hungary and Russia are committed to protecting Christian culture.
From Daily News Hungary, scenes from a Nazi-themed film are shot at Keleti railroad station. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at 444.)
From The Slovak Spectator, artifacts from Slanec castle near Košice, Slovakia are returned.
From Radio Prague, China has reportedly tried to recruit Czech intelligence agents.
From Polskie Radio, according to the new ambassador from Israel, Poland is not anti-Semitic.
From the CPH Post, Denmark should guard against a false sense of security.
From Deutsche Welle, would anyone like some soup?
From the NL Times, the largest teachers union in the Netherlands announces a strike for this coming Wednesday.
From VRT NWS, police arrest an Irish conman whom they had been seeking for two years.
From EuroNews, according to Belgian and U.K. authorities, ISIS fighters should be put on trial in Iraq and Syria.
From the Express, the realities of E.U. membership was kept from the people of the U.K. for 30 years.
From the Evening Standard, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage decides against running in the U.K.'s general election in December.
From the Independent, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologizes for failing to deliver Brexit by October 31st.
From the Irish Examiner, an attempt by an Irish Defence Forces team to bring ISIS woman Lisa Smith and her daughter back to Ireland reportedly faces complications.
And from The Conservative Woman, the upcoming U.K. election is the most important one since 1945, and the most unpredictable.
Sunday Stuff - Part 1
On a cool sunny Sunday, here are some things going on:
From National Review, "making moral mistakes mandatory".
From Townhall, congresscritter Kevin McCarthy (R-Cal) has some questions for congresscritter Adam Schiff (D-Cal) about the "whistleblower".
From The Washington Free Beacon, mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-South Bend, IN) criticizes Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) about her math.
From the Washington Examiner, presidential candidate Andrew Yang (D) believes that impeaching President Trump could hurt the Democrat nominee in 2020.
From American Thinker, why won't any Democrat pull the plug on Schiff?
From LifeZette, the number of refugees entering the U.S. in October was zero.
From NewsBusters, CNN "desperately" defends al-Baghdadi's reputation as a "tough guy".
From Canada Free Press, the take by The New York Times on al-Baghdadi's death.
From CBC News, Canada's law on putting "misleading statements" on the Internet draws criticism.
From Global News, according to the Kurdish Regional Government's envoy to North America, Canada and the West must bring back ISIS detainees to stand trial.
From CTV News, activists are set to argue before an Ontario court that banning inmates from access to clean syringes violates their rights.
From TeleSUR, Venezuela expels its diplomats from El Salvador.
From The Mainichi, an operation to use bamboo as biomass fuel starts in Nankan, Japan.
From the Borneo Post, police in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia as the public to watch out for teenagers on modified bicycles.
From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysia's home ministry denies appointing anyone to issue ID cards to illegal aliens.
From The Straits Times, a man wounds six people in an knife attack outside a shopping mall in Hong Kong.
From The Jakarta Post, hybrid cars by Toyota offer Indonesians better fuel efficiency.
From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka's Navy arrests 10 Indian fishermen for allegedly fishing in Sri Lankan waters.
From the Colombo Page, the party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna selects an American citizen as its presidential candidate.
From The Hans India, terrorist groups based in Pakistan reportedly still have the ability to stage attacks in India and Afghanistan.
From the Hindustan Times, the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh is setting up a museum for World War II artifacts, including an American airplane.
From ANI, Indian security forces bust a terrorist hideout in Jammu and Kashmir.
From India Today, Delhi, India records its worst air quality in three years.
From Khaama Press, airstrikes send 17 Taliban terrorists to their virgins.
From Dawn, Pakistan rejects India's maps of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
From The Express Tribune, 50 people still remain missing after the train crash and fire near Liaquatpur, Pakistan.
From Pakistan Today, the leader of the Pakistani party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl gives Prime Minister Imran Khan one more day to resign.
From Radio Farda, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei rejects negotiations with the U.S. and calls French President Emmanuel Macron either "naive or an accomplice" of the U.S.
From StepFeed, nine tools and apps to make work easier.
From The New Arab, Israeli and Egyptian companies take control of an underwater gas pipeline.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish President Erdoğan visits his country's border area with Syria.
From In-Cyprus, police in Paphos, Cyprus investigate the alleged rape of a 27-year-old tourist from the U.K.
From Arutz Sheva, according to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, the Jewish people have no better friends than Christians.
From The Times Of Israel, a 92-year-old Greek woman meets the descendants of the Jews whose lives she saved over 75 years ago.
From The Jerusalem Post, according to a Palestinian report, Hamas shoots at, and may have downed, an IDF drone.
From YNetNews, Blue and White leader Benny Gantz apparently wants to be seen as the successor to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
From Egypt Today, the Egyptian parliament initially approves some changes to the country's terrorist list laws.
From Morocco World News, a woman rescues a girl in an apartment building fire.
From The Indian Express, a Yazidi woman who was sold as a slave by ISIS receives the Mother Theresa Memorial Award for the Kurdistan government.
From Gatestone Institute, is Turkey sending weapons to Nigeria?
From The Stream, "are we ready for the furnace?"
From Fox News, according to Senator David Perdue (R-GA), even after the raid against al-Baghdadi, the Democrats won't do anything to protect the U.S.
From Breitbart, Boris the Spider's surrender to enviro-nuts is "fracking stupid".
From Twitchy, Ohio, I mean, Iowa, says former Vice President Biden.
And from the New York Post, a shipwreck in the Niagara River moves downstream towards the falls for the first time in 101 years.
From National Review, "making moral mistakes mandatory".
From Townhall, congresscritter Kevin McCarthy (R-Cal) has some questions for congresscritter Adam Schiff (D-Cal) about the "whistleblower".
From The Washington Free Beacon, mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-South Bend, IN) criticizes Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) about her math.
From the Washington Examiner, presidential candidate Andrew Yang (D) believes that impeaching President Trump could hurt the Democrat nominee in 2020.
From American Thinker, why won't any Democrat pull the plug on Schiff?
From LifeZette, the number of refugees entering the U.S. in October was zero.
From NewsBusters, CNN "desperately" defends al-Baghdadi's reputation as a "tough guy".
From Canada Free Press, the take by The New York Times on al-Baghdadi's death.
From CBC News, Canada's law on putting "misleading statements" on the Internet draws criticism.
From Global News, according to the Kurdish Regional Government's envoy to North America, Canada and the West must bring back ISIS detainees to stand trial.
From CTV News, activists are set to argue before an Ontario court that banning inmates from access to clean syringes violates their rights.
From TeleSUR, Venezuela expels its diplomats from El Salvador.
From The Mainichi, an operation to use bamboo as biomass fuel starts in Nankan, Japan.
From the Borneo Post, police in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia as the public to watch out for teenagers on modified bicycles.
From Free Malaysia Today, Malaysia's home ministry denies appointing anyone to issue ID cards to illegal aliens.
From The Straits Times, a man wounds six people in an knife attack outside a shopping mall in Hong Kong.
From The Jakarta Post, hybrid cars by Toyota offer Indonesians better fuel efficiency.
From the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka's Navy arrests 10 Indian fishermen for allegedly fishing in Sri Lankan waters.
From the Colombo Page, the party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna selects an American citizen as its presidential candidate.
From The Hans India, terrorist groups based in Pakistan reportedly still have the ability to stage attacks in India and Afghanistan.
From the Hindustan Times, the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh is setting up a museum for World War II artifacts, including an American airplane.
From ANI, Indian security forces bust a terrorist hideout in Jammu and Kashmir.
From India Today, Delhi, India records its worst air quality in three years.
From Khaama Press, airstrikes send 17 Taliban terrorists to their virgins.
From Dawn, Pakistan rejects India's maps of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
From The Express Tribune, 50 people still remain missing after the train crash and fire near Liaquatpur, Pakistan.
From Pakistan Today, the leader of the Pakistani party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl gives Prime Minister Imran Khan one more day to resign.
From Radio Farda, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei rejects negotiations with the U.S. and calls French President Emmanuel Macron either "naive or an accomplice" of the U.S.
From StepFeed, nine tools and apps to make work easier.
From The New Arab, Israeli and Egyptian companies take control of an underwater gas pipeline.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkish President Erdoğan visits his country's border area with Syria.
From In-Cyprus, police in Paphos, Cyprus investigate the alleged rape of a 27-year-old tourist from the U.K.
From Arutz Sheva, according to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, the Jewish people have no better friends than Christians.
From The Times Of Israel, a 92-year-old Greek woman meets the descendants of the Jews whose lives she saved over 75 years ago.
From The Jerusalem Post, according to a Palestinian report, Hamas shoots at, and may have downed, an IDF drone.
From YNetNews, Blue and White leader Benny Gantz apparently wants to be seen as the successor to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
From Egypt Today, the Egyptian parliament initially approves some changes to the country's terrorist list laws.
From Morocco World News, a woman rescues a girl in an apartment building fire.
From The Indian Express, a Yazidi woman who was sold as a slave by ISIS receives the Mother Theresa Memorial Award for the Kurdistan government.
From Gatestone Institute, is Turkey sending weapons to Nigeria?
From The Stream, "are we ready for the furnace?"
From Fox News, according to Senator David Perdue (R-GA), even after the raid against al-Baghdadi, the Democrats won't do anything to protect the U.S.
From Breitbart, Boris the Spider's surrender to enviro-nuts is "fracking stupid".
From Twitchy, Ohio, I mean, Iowa, says former Vice President Biden.
And from the New York Post, a shipwreck in the Niagara River moves downstream towards the falls for the first time in 101 years.
Saturday, November 2, 2019
Saturday Stories - Part 2
The the first Saturday of the month slips into evening, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, pro-Zwarte Piet campaigners, who had blocked buses carrying anti-Zwarte Piet demonstrators, have their sentences reduced.
From Deutsche Welle, German parties tell the AdD chairman of the Bundestag's legal committee to quit.
From the CPH Post, at the Burger King in the Copenhagen airport, would you like some racism with your fries?
From Polskie Radio, Polish prosecutors finish re-examining the wreckage of the 2010 plane crash in which Poland's president and 95 others were killed.
From Radio Prague, Czech Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček will visit the Vatican later this month.
From The Slovak Spectator, a new tower enables visitors to see some great views around Lipany, Slovakia.
From Daily News Hungary, Veszprém, Hungary becomes a UNESCO City of Music.
From Russia Today, an explosion on a Russian oil tanker kills three people.
From Sputnik International, a man rams a car into a monument to Czar Alexander III in Irkutsk, Russia.
From Romania-Insider, four people are injured when a crane falls onto a car in Bucharest, Romania.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgarians launch a petition to spare the life of a bear which likes to swim in a spa.
From Ekathimerini, transport authorities in Athens plan to reactivate traffic surveillance cameras.
From the Greek Reporter, the mayor and residents of the Kos, Greece prevent 75 migrants from disembarking from a ship.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the U.N. agency for refugees will participate in Turkey's plan for resettling about 2 million Syrian refugees.
From Total Croatia News, after running for 142 days, the Metro of Split, Croatia shuts down.
From the Malta Independent, according to the aid group Alarm Phone, an Italian supply ship rescued 200 migrants from waters near Libya.
From SwissInfo, the races for some seats in the Swiss Senate are headed for runoffs.
From EuroNews, women's rights campaigners in Spain call for changes in the law after five men are acquitted of allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl.
From RFI, a French soldier in Mali is killed by a roadside bomb.
From VRT NWS, at a self-described "politically incorrect faculty evening" at Leuven University, homophobic and racist slurs abound.
From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson hints at why he won't support an electoral pact with the Brexit Party.
From the Evening Standard, a musician is reunited with his violin worth £250,000 that he left in a train's luggage rack.
From the (U.K.) Independent, a man who raped a woman and stole her phone in London gets 15 years.
From the (Irish) Independent, a community of nuns in Dublin avoid a levy on vacant land.
From the Irish Examiner, 55 "separated children seeking asylum" are in government care in Ireland.
From The Conservative Woman, for the U.K.'s Remain media, the truth is a "hard-right" concept.
And from Snouts in the Trough, is the film Idiocracy science fiction, or the U.K.'s future?
From Free West Media, pro-Zwarte Piet campaigners, who had blocked buses carrying anti-Zwarte Piet demonstrators, have their sentences reduced.
From Deutsche Welle, German parties tell the AdD chairman of the Bundestag's legal committee to quit.
From the CPH Post, at the Burger King in the Copenhagen airport, would you like some racism with your fries?
From Polskie Radio, Polish prosecutors finish re-examining the wreckage of the 2010 plane crash in which Poland's president and 95 others were killed.
From Radio Prague, Czech Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček will visit the Vatican later this month.
From The Slovak Spectator, a new tower enables visitors to see some great views around Lipany, Slovakia.
From Daily News Hungary, Veszprém, Hungary becomes a UNESCO City of Music.
From Russia Today, an explosion on a Russian oil tanker kills three people.
From Sputnik International, a man rams a car into a monument to Czar Alexander III in Irkutsk, Russia.
From Romania-Insider, four people are injured when a crane falls onto a car in Bucharest, Romania.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgarians launch a petition to spare the life of a bear which likes to swim in a spa.
From Ekathimerini, transport authorities in Athens plan to reactivate traffic surveillance cameras.
From the Greek Reporter, the mayor and residents of the Kos, Greece prevent 75 migrants from disembarking from a ship.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the U.N. agency for refugees will participate in Turkey's plan for resettling about 2 million Syrian refugees.
From Total Croatia News, after running for 142 days, the Metro of Split, Croatia shuts down.
From the Malta Independent, according to the aid group Alarm Phone, an Italian supply ship rescued 200 migrants from waters near Libya.
From SwissInfo, the races for some seats in the Swiss Senate are headed for runoffs.
From EuroNews, women's rights campaigners in Spain call for changes in the law after five men are acquitted of allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl.
From RFI, a French soldier in Mali is killed by a roadside bomb.
From VRT NWS, at a self-described "politically incorrect faculty evening" at Leuven University, homophobic and racist slurs abound.
From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson hints at why he won't support an electoral pact with the Brexit Party.
From the Evening Standard, a musician is reunited with his violin worth £250,000 that he left in a train's luggage rack.
From the (U.K.) Independent, a man who raped a woman and stole her phone in London gets 15 years.
From the (Irish) Independent, a community of nuns in Dublin avoid a levy on vacant land.
From the Irish Examiner, 55 "separated children seeking asylum" are in government care in Ireland.
From The Conservative Woman, for the U.K.'s Remain media, the truth is a "hard-right" concept.
And from Snouts in the Trough, is the film Idiocracy science fiction, or the U.K.'s future?
Saturday Stories - Part 1
Here on the first Saturday of November are some things going on:
From Morocco World News, the foreign ministers of Morocco and Italy sign a strategic cooperation agreement.
From Hürriyet Daily News, in eastern Turkey, a wanted PKK terrorist is sent to his virgins.
From Rûdaw, Turkey's release of 18 Syrian government soldiers causes friction within a pro-Turkish Syrian militia.
From In-Cyprus, Cyprus will get 90 fixed and 20 mobile traffic cameras in 2020.
From Arutz Sheva, a rocket launched from Gaza hits a house in Sderot, Israel.
From The Times Of Israel, Hamas and Islamic Jihad warn Israel after retaliatory airstrikes.
From The Jerusalem Post, the Blue and White party calls the rockets from Gaza a result of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's "surrender policy".
From YNetNews, did Hamas or Islamic Jihad fire launch the latest round of rockets?
From Egypt Today, the Egyptian embassy in London puts on several events to celebrate the opening of King Tutankhamun's exhibition.
From StepFeed, Arabs put on their best Halloween costumes.
From The New Arab, the Yemeni government and separatists will sign a power-sharing agreement this coming Tuesday.
From Radio Farda, Iran signs a preliminary agreement to rebuild Syria's electrical grid.
From Dawn, the Pakistani government warns opposition parties against violating the agreement under which the "Azadi March" was permitted.
From The Express Tribune, the Pakistani opposition considers mass resignations and a nationwide shutter-down strike.
From Pakistan Today, the Pakistani government indicates that the prime minister will not resign, and that there will be no snap election.
From Khaama Press, a Taliban IED kills nine school children in the Afghan province of Takhar.
From The Hans India, the head of the Indian Space Research Organisation says that it will put a Virkam lander on the moon.
From the Hindustan Times, a map to India's two new union territories.
From ANI, security forces arrest a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir.
From India Today, outside a court in Delhi, police and lawyers get into a scuffle.
From the Daily Mirror, the IMF approves a disbursement of $164 million for Sri Lanka.
From the Colombo Page, three people in Sri Lanka are arrested for photographing their postal ballots.
From ABC News, where "A" stands for "Australian", a Muslim cleric in the Indonesian province of Aceh is caned for adultery under a law that he helped create.
From The Jakarta Post, the nursery song Baby Shark becomes hugely successful.
From The Straits Times, police and protesters again clash in Hong Kong.
From the Borneo Post, according to a spokesman, Malaysian fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho has been offered asylum.
From Free Malaysia Today, according to a U.S. report, Malaysia remains a transit point for terrorists.
From The Mainichi, a volcano erupts on the Japanese island of Satsumaio.
From TeleSUR, former Brazilian President Luiz Anacio Lula da Silva responds to a statement by Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of current President Jair Bolsonaro.
From Gatestone Institute, in Connecticut, ridicule has become a crime.
From CBC News, a woman from British Columbia becomes the first Canadian to complete an ultra-triathlon.
From Global News, why a U.N. declaration on indigenous rights has struggled to become law in Canada.
From Canada Free Press, how a treaty between the U.S. and Ukraine invalidates the quid-pro-quo argument for impeachment.
From National Review, the history of the East India Company is not a cautionary tale about corporate power, but about the corrupting power of government.
From Townhall, Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) attempts to reign in Democratic 2020 presidential candidates with some unsolicited advice.
From The Washington Free Beacon, Pelosi is not really a "fan" of Medicare for All.
From the Washington Examiner, former Vice President Joe Biden gets two historical Andrews mixed up.
From American Thinker, who is putting whom in chains?
From LifeZette, a new book finally gives FLOTUS Melania Trump the respect she deserves.
From NewsBusters, MSNBC applauds Senator Elizabeth Warren's (D-MA) $52 trillion health care plan.
From The Stream, being conservative is hard work.
From Breitbart, Second Amendment supporters rally on Capitol Hill.
From the New York Post, a JetBlue worker is accused of racism because of her homeless person Halloween costume.
From the Daily Caller, Donald Trump the Younger rejects his father's advice to "cool it" on Twitter.
From Fox News, a puppy orphaned by the raid against al-Baghdadi finds a new home.
And from Twitchy, Bob O'Rourke (D) has dropped out of the presidential race, but his "cheer guides" are still available.
From Morocco World News, the foreign ministers of Morocco and Italy sign a strategic cooperation agreement.
From Hürriyet Daily News, in eastern Turkey, a wanted PKK terrorist is sent to his virgins.
From Rûdaw, Turkey's release of 18 Syrian government soldiers causes friction within a pro-Turkish Syrian militia.
From In-Cyprus, Cyprus will get 90 fixed and 20 mobile traffic cameras in 2020.
From Arutz Sheva, a rocket launched from Gaza hits a house in Sderot, Israel.
From The Times Of Israel, Hamas and Islamic Jihad warn Israel after retaliatory airstrikes.
From The Jerusalem Post, the Blue and White party calls the rockets from Gaza a result of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's "surrender policy".
From YNetNews, did Hamas or Islamic Jihad fire launch the latest round of rockets?
From Egypt Today, the Egyptian embassy in London puts on several events to celebrate the opening of King Tutankhamun's exhibition.
From StepFeed, Arabs put on their best Halloween costumes.
From The New Arab, the Yemeni government and separatists will sign a power-sharing agreement this coming Tuesday.
From Radio Farda, Iran signs a preliminary agreement to rebuild Syria's electrical grid.
From Dawn, the Pakistani government warns opposition parties against violating the agreement under which the "Azadi March" was permitted.
From The Express Tribune, the Pakistani opposition considers mass resignations and a nationwide shutter-down strike.
From Pakistan Today, the Pakistani government indicates that the prime minister will not resign, and that there will be no snap election.
From Khaama Press, a Taliban IED kills nine school children in the Afghan province of Takhar.
From The Hans India, the head of the Indian Space Research Organisation says that it will put a Virkam lander on the moon.
From the Hindustan Times, a map to India's two new union territories.
From ANI, security forces arrest a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir.
From India Today, outside a court in Delhi, police and lawyers get into a scuffle.
From the Daily Mirror, the IMF approves a disbursement of $164 million for Sri Lanka.
From the Colombo Page, three people in Sri Lanka are arrested for photographing their postal ballots.
From ABC News, where "A" stands for "Australian", a Muslim cleric in the Indonesian province of Aceh is caned for adultery under a law that he helped create.
From The Jakarta Post, the nursery song Baby Shark becomes hugely successful.
From The Straits Times, police and protesters again clash in Hong Kong.
From the Borneo Post, according to a spokesman, Malaysian fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho has been offered asylum.
From Free Malaysia Today, according to a U.S. report, Malaysia remains a transit point for terrorists.
From The Mainichi, a volcano erupts on the Japanese island of Satsumaio.
From TeleSUR, former Brazilian President Luiz Anacio Lula da Silva responds to a statement by Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of current President Jair Bolsonaro.
From Gatestone Institute, in Connecticut, ridicule has become a crime.
From CBC News, a woman from British Columbia becomes the first Canadian to complete an ultra-triathlon.
From Global News, why a U.N. declaration on indigenous rights has struggled to become law in Canada.
From Canada Free Press, how a treaty between the U.S. and Ukraine invalidates the quid-pro-quo argument for impeachment.
From National Review, the history of the East India Company is not a cautionary tale about corporate power, but about the corrupting power of government.
From Townhall, Speaker Pelosi (D-Cal) attempts to reign in Democratic 2020 presidential candidates with some unsolicited advice.
From The Washington Free Beacon, Pelosi is not really a "fan" of Medicare for All.
From the Washington Examiner, former Vice President Joe Biden gets two historical Andrews mixed up.
From American Thinker, who is putting whom in chains?
From LifeZette, a new book finally gives FLOTUS Melania Trump the respect she deserves.
From NewsBusters, MSNBC applauds Senator Elizabeth Warren's (D-MA) $52 trillion health care plan.
From The Stream, being conservative is hard work.
From Breitbart, Second Amendment supporters rally on Capitol Hill.
From the New York Post, a JetBlue worker is accused of racism because of her homeless person Halloween costume.
From the Daily Caller, Donald Trump the Younger rejects his father's advice to "cool it" on Twitter.
From Fox News, a puppy orphaned by the raid against al-Baghdadi finds a new home.
And from Twitchy, Bob O'Rourke (D) has dropped out of the presidential race, but his "cheer guides" are still available.
Friday, November 1, 2019
Stories To Start November - Part 2
As the first day of November hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From EuroNews, survivors of the terror attack in Paris in 2015 call for the international community to protect the Kurds.
From France24, France has a booming market for air purifying devices.
From RFI, artists in Paris weave a cross-cultural tapestry.
From The Portugal News, Portugal plans to streamline its immigration programs.
From El País, the climate summit canceled by Chile will be hosted by Spain.
From the Malta Independent, Malta's new ePassport program will start this month.
From Malta Today, "is ISIS done for?"
From Total Croatia News, prosecutors in Vukovar, Croatia drop charges against a man who allegedly vandalized bilingual signs. (Technically, they were bi-literal signs, saying the same thing in two alphabets, which are Latin and Cyrillic.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, a court in Bosnia and Hercegovina rules against the extradition of four Turkish citizens back to Turkey.
From Ekathimerini, another 1,000 refugees are scheduled to be transferred from Aegean islands to mainland Greece.
From the Greek Reporter, the Greek parliament passes a stricter law on asylum.
From Novinite, the alleged Russia spy recently expelled from Bulgaria reportedly tried to recruit the director of the Bulgarian state service.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov praises Russia for not reciprocating to Bulgaria's expulsion of the alleged spy.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria celebrates the Day of Enlighteners.
From Romania-Insider, former Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila explains her poor English by claiming that politicians who speak foreign languages well care less about Romania.
From Russia Today, how a 50-ton ICBM is loaded into a silo.
From Sputnik International, according to Russia's defense ministry, U.S. soldiers will be invited to participate in Moscow's 2020 Victory Day parade.
From The Moscow Times, Russia has reportedly shipped "planeloads" of cash to Venezuela.
From the Hungary Journal, the Hungarian government scraps plans to set up a system of public administration courts.
From Daily News Hungary, according to Foreign Minister Szijjarto, Hungary rejects general criticism of the rule of law, but is ready to respond to specific concerns.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovenská Pošta launches an English-language app for its customers. (If you read Slovak, read the story at Index.)
From Radio Prague, Czech scientists grow plants intended for Mars.
From Polskie Radio, Poles celebrate All Saints Day by visiting cemeteries.
From CPH Post, police in Denmark believe that hate crimes are under-reported.
From Deutsche Welle, according to an opinion column, German society is becoming less tolerant of dissenting opinions.
From the NL Times, four people in the Dutch province of Utrecht are convicted for organizing dog fights. (Insert the Michael Vick reference of your choosing.)
From Dutch News, according to a counter-terror agency, bringing the children of jihadis home is less risky than leaving them abroad. (If you read Dutch, read the story at De Volkskrant.)
From VRT NWS, what's new in Belgium starting today?
From Euractiv, U.S. President Trump gives U.K. Labour Party leader Corbyn a negative endorsement.
From the Express, the Brexit Party rolls out five policies for the upcoming election, which Brexit supporters will love.
From the Evening Standard, police in Essex, England now say that all 39 people who died in a truck were Vietnamese.
From the (U.K.) Independent, what effect will the Brexit Party have on voting by Conservatives?
From the (Irish) Independent, firefighters in Dublin are attacked while trying to do their job.
From the Irish Examiner and the "ugly American" department, a man from Illinois pays €16,000 for damages to a hotel in Cork, Ireland.
From The Conservative Woman, under the rules of the Church of England, its ministers should be in favor of Brexit.
And from Snouts in the Trough, teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg should watch this video and go home.
From EuroNews, survivors of the terror attack in Paris in 2015 call for the international community to protect the Kurds.
From France24, France has a booming market for air purifying devices.
From RFI, artists in Paris weave a cross-cultural tapestry.
From The Portugal News, Portugal plans to streamline its immigration programs.
From El País, the climate summit canceled by Chile will be hosted by Spain.
From the Malta Independent, Malta's new ePassport program will start this month.
From Malta Today, "is ISIS done for?"
From Total Croatia News, prosecutors in Vukovar, Croatia drop charges against a man who allegedly vandalized bilingual signs. (Technically, they were bi-literal signs, saying the same thing in two alphabets, which are Latin and Cyrillic.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, a court in Bosnia and Hercegovina rules against the extradition of four Turkish citizens back to Turkey.
From Ekathimerini, another 1,000 refugees are scheduled to be transferred from Aegean islands to mainland Greece.
From the Greek Reporter, the Greek parliament passes a stricter law on asylum.
From Novinite, the alleged Russia spy recently expelled from Bulgaria reportedly tried to recruit the director of the Bulgarian state service.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov praises Russia for not reciprocating to Bulgaria's expulsion of the alleged spy.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria celebrates the Day of Enlighteners.
From Romania-Insider, former Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila explains her poor English by claiming that politicians who speak foreign languages well care less about Romania.
From Russia Today, how a 50-ton ICBM is loaded into a silo.
From Sputnik International, according to Russia's defense ministry, U.S. soldiers will be invited to participate in Moscow's 2020 Victory Day parade.
From The Moscow Times, Russia has reportedly shipped "planeloads" of cash to Venezuela.
From the Hungary Journal, the Hungarian government scraps plans to set up a system of public administration courts.
From Daily News Hungary, according to Foreign Minister Szijjarto, Hungary rejects general criticism of the rule of law, but is ready to respond to specific concerns.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovenská Pošta launches an English-language app for its customers. (If you read Slovak, read the story at Index.)
From Radio Prague, Czech scientists grow plants intended for Mars.
From Polskie Radio, Poles celebrate All Saints Day by visiting cemeteries.
From CPH Post, police in Denmark believe that hate crimes are under-reported.
From Deutsche Welle, according to an opinion column, German society is becoming less tolerant of dissenting opinions.
From the NL Times, four people in the Dutch province of Utrecht are convicted for organizing dog fights. (Insert the Michael Vick reference of your choosing.)
From Dutch News, according to a counter-terror agency, bringing the children of jihadis home is less risky than leaving them abroad. (If you read Dutch, read the story at De Volkskrant.)
From VRT NWS, what's new in Belgium starting today?
From Euractiv, U.S. President Trump gives U.K. Labour Party leader Corbyn a negative endorsement.
From the Express, the Brexit Party rolls out five policies for the upcoming election, which Brexit supporters will love.
From the Evening Standard, police in Essex, England now say that all 39 people who died in a truck were Vietnamese.
From the (U.K.) Independent, what effect will the Brexit Party have on voting by Conservatives?
From the (Irish) Independent, firefighters in Dublin are attacked while trying to do their job.
From the Irish Examiner and the "ugly American" department, a man from Illinois pays €16,000 for damages to a hotel in Cork, Ireland.
From The Conservative Woman, under the rules of the Church of England, its ministers should be in favor of Brexit.
And from Snouts in the Trough, teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg should watch this video and go home.
Stories To Start November - Part 1
As this year's November arrives, here are some things going on:
From National Review, no, former congresscritter Katie Hill (D-Cal) did not resign because of a double standard.
From FrontpageMag, congresscritters Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi (both D-Cal) put on a masquerade.
From Townhall, Senator Elizabeth Warren's (D-MA) socialist health care plan gets criticized by Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) - and by former Vice President Joe Biden.
From The Washington Free Beacon, how President Trump could be saved in 2020 by the white working class, and by the Democrat nominee.
From the Washington Examiner, Donald Trump the Younger pokes fun at New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) as Trump the Elder changes his residence to Florida.
From The Federalist, a look at how Democrat congresscritters define Trump's alleged "high crimes and misdemeanors".
From American Thinker, a confession from a member of the Deep State.
From CNS News, more Americans than ever are working, and that includes Hispanics.
From NewsBusters, Daily Show host Trevor Noah asks Hillary Clinton if she gets tired of being cheered.
From Canada Free Press, the Democrats' impeachment drive has a kill switch.
From CBC News, the vote in a Quebec City riding will undergo a recount. (A riding is the Canadian equivalent of a U.S. congressional district.)
From Global News, a Hawker Hurricane aircraft returns home to Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
From CTV News, a village of tiny homes for homeless Canadian veterans is set to receive its first new residents today.
From TeleSUR, in eight weeks, 42 protesters have died in Haiti.
From The Mainichi, Tokyo complies with the IOC and allows the Olympic marathon to be moved to Sapporo.
From the Borneo Post, a court in George Town, Penang, Malaysia sentences two women to death for drug trafficking.
From Free Malaysia Today, palm oil companies team up with a radar system that monitors forests in Malaysia and Indonesia.
From The Straits Times, Vietnamese authorities arrest two people in connection with the deaths of 39 people in a truck in England.
From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia is right to stop the export of nickel ore.
From the Daily Mirror, a seven-year-old Sri Lankan boy invents a flood alarm device.
From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's main international airport deploys robots that detect explosives and drugs.
From The Hans India, air pollution could take seven years off the life of Indians.
From the Hindustan Times, India continues to search for the Saraswati River, which many believe to flow underground.
From ANI, residents of Delhi, India buy face masks, nebulisers and nasal drops to deal with air pollution.
From India Today, terrorists set fire to a school in Kumdlan, Jamma and Kashmir, India.
From Khaama Press, in Pul-e, Afghanistan, 13 Taliban terrorists are sent to their virgins.
From Dawn, a live-blog on the "Azadi March".
From The Express Tribune, one of the march's organizers gives Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan two days to resign.
From Pakistan Today, there will be no resignation, says Imran Khan.
From Radio Farda, despite U.S. sanctions, Iran continues to export fuel.
From IranWire, how Iranians perceive the 1979 hostage crisis with the U.S.
From StepFeed, the great-granddaughter of the UAE's founding father strives to create gender equality in the workplace.
From The New Arab, Iraqis defy security forces to hold their largest protests so far.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey and Russia launch their first joint patrol in northern Syria.
From Turkish Minute, according to Amnesty International, hundreds of people in Turkey have been detained for criticizing the country's operation in Syria. (What is this "freedom of speech" you speak of?)
From In-Cyprus, a U.K.-based psychologist gives a report on the U.K. teenage girl on trial for falsely accusing Israeli teenagers of rape.
From The Syrian Observer, according to the Action Group For Palestinians of Syria, 250 Palestinian children have died due to the war in Syria.
From Arutz Sheva, seven rockets are fired from Gaza into Israel.
From The Times Of Israel, the Israeli Air Force will host a large aerial exercise next week.
From The Jerusalem Post, Israeli Jews and Arabs speak up for their country.
From the Egypt Independent, a tourist boat burns in the Red Sea near Marsa Alam, Egypt, resulting in the death of an American tourist.
From Egypt Today, Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled Anany gives a lecture in London about discoveries in Egypt.
From Morocco World News, Morocco continues investigated a dismantled terrorist cell linked to ISIS.
From Gatestone Institute, now that al-Baghdadi is no longer sharing our oxygen, Iran should be President Trump's next priority.
From The Stream, in southeastern Asia, the group RescueLIFE rescues five girls from sex trafficking.
From the Daily Caller, why presidential candidates, including Trump, are wrong about Iraq.
From LifeNews, a federal court forces South Carolina taxpayers to fund Planned Avoidance Of Parenthood. (To whom does this "choice" you speak of actually apply?)
From Accuracy in Media, The New York Times takes a biased swipe at a new addition to Trump's staff.
And from the New York Post, a priest in Florida dances with high school cheerleaders.
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